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AP Style StarsBeside vs. BesidesBeside means at the side of.Besides means in addition to.XeroxXerox is a trademark for a brand of a photocopy machine.Never a verb.INCORRECTe.g: I need to xerox that file.Use a generic term, such as photocopy. CORRECTe.g: I need to photocopy that file. The Way outBlonde vs. BlondLuna had always been a blonde, but after a summer on the beach her hair was more blond

than ever. Backward Never use backwards.Ron didn't realize his wand was backward, making his spell backfire on him. Xerox Corp. is the world’s leading enterprise for business process and document management. adhesive bandage. Band-aid is just the brand name

Q-tips= Cotton swabs Blond is used as a noun for males. Blonde is used as a noun for females.Blonde is only used for females. Blond is used as an adjective in ANY instance.Your invisible cloak is beside your bed.What else are you studying for besides Potions?HogwartsAP WizardGet a once in a lifetime glimpse of Draco Malfoy’s sleek, blonde hair.Beside getting to ride around on a broom stick with Harry while playing quidditch, you will work besides many talented professors.It doesn’t matter if you tend to learn backwards, since we adjust our teaching styles to suit each student’s needs.You won’t have to Xerox anything ever again. Just use the doubling charm and you can have two of anything!You will walk among the wall of talking portraits and the bank of moving stairs on your way to class.BetweenBetween is used when talking about two items. If there are more than two items, use "among".Exception: Between is used when three or more items are considered one pair at a time.Harry couldn't choose between Ron and Hermione.

Hogwarts' is divided among Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuf, and Ravenclaw.

Exception: Hogwarts' is divided between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and Hufflepuf and Ravenclaw.